Category: bug fix

Some of you may have recently encountered an annoying bug in Google’s SMS app Messages (formerly Android Messages) whereby the search function would no longer work — ironic when your company is primarily known as a search engine. Thankfully, a fix has now been released and the issue should no longer present itself.

Hey @Google, thanks for updating the #Pixel operating system so now I can’t search my text messages by anything other than the people in the conversation. Read MoreGoogle updates Messages app to fix bug that broke search functionality [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Of all the bugs and issues reported for the Pixel 3 so far, one of the more bothersome is a memory management issue that overzealously kills background apps. While this has led some to wonder whether 4GB of RAM really isn’t enough for a modern flagship, Google believes it can fix the issue with a software update, and says that fix will arrive “in the coming weeks.”
Google told Android Police that the update will “keep background apps from being prematurely closed in certain situations.” It’s unclear what particular situations the company is referring to, but we do know from copious reports that music streaming apps like Spotify are often forced shut by taking a picture, so it’s possible Google is looking to resolve that specific situation. Read MoreGoogle will fix Pixel 3 memory management issue in the ‘coming weeks’ was written by the awesome team at Android Police.